Droupadi Murmu will be the new president of India
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Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader from the eastern state of Odisha, will be the 15th president of the Republic of India.
The 64-year-old’s name was declared today (July 21) following an election in which all Indian lawmakers and legislators voted. Murmu will take the oath of office on July 25, a day after president Ram Nath Kovind tenure ends.
She will be the second woman to hold the country’s highest office. Pratibha Patil was the first.
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